OK, 你 lot, every last letter has been sent out. With the help of my wonderful assistant DarkSarcasm, I managed to do them all within this past week, while juggling family and school obligations as well.
There are a few things I want to address. I get several of the same 问题 that I have patiently answered over and over, so I'm going to answer them here once and for all. If 你 send me a message asking me one of these questions, I will politely refer 你 to this article. I understand that it's a confusing time, especially for first timers, and I do welcome your questions, but I'm sure you understand that it can get tedious for me to answer the same things over and over again.
First, some business. We had a flood of users wanting to participate this year, and that is fantastic. 更多 work for me... but fantastic. As a result, there is much 更多 room for human error. I noticed one person's name appeared on my 列表 twice, for example, and was assigned twice. I rectified that immediately. Which brings me to my first request:
If 你 received an assignment correction from me entitled "INCORRECT ASSIGNMENT" 或者 "SECRET SANTA MISTAKE," please respond to me ASAP indicating that 你 understand and have made the appropriate adjustments.
I just want to be clear that 你 understand what's going on and don't make a gift for the wrong person. Secondly, if 你 received TWO ASSIGNMENTS, please notify me immediately. It means that 你 were mistakenly put on the 列表 twice, and I have to figure out which two users have 你 as their assignment so that I can fix it.
Now that that's over with, to the FAQ:
1) Where do I post my Secret Santa Gift?
In all honesty, 你 can post it in whatever spot 你 think is the most appropriate, however, I recommend posting it in the 潮流粉丝俱乐部 User's spot, 或者 sending it to the user privately. Regardless of where 你 post it, though, please leave a 评论 and link to it on link for me so that I may keep track of the gifts this season so I know who to nag.
2) How do I make a gift?
There are several ways that 你 can make a gift. 你 can make an image, video, poem, biography, letter, online greeting card, whatever strikes your fancy. There are several examples of Secret Santa gifts listed link and link. If 你 find those examples insufficient, 搜索 the site for "Secret Santa" and I guarantee 更多 will pop out at you.
3) When do I need to post my gift by?
Even though this has also been stated in both the 2009 and 2008 Secret Santa guides, I can see why it's confusing. Last year, 你 had until New Years. This year, upon suggestions, 你 have until DECEMBER 25th. After December 25th, I will nag 你 about getting in your gift. If 你 don't get it in 由 December 28th and haven't provided a decent excuse, your assignment will be 给 to a Secret Elf, and 你 will be blacklisted from Secret Santa 2010. This blacklist rule is also new, but it's been my experience that people who fell through on their obligation (with no decent excuse) last 年 did not try to participate again this year, so I have a feeling everyone that matters will keep their promise.
4) What if I can't get my gift in on time because I'm in the hospital, have a family emergency, 或者 my computer crashes?
Look, Secret Santa isn't your wedding 或者 your kid's birthday. If 你 have to miss it, for whatever crazy reason, then 你 have to miss it, but don't get upset about it, just let me know and I will give your assignment to a Secret Elf. 你 will NOT BE BLACKLISTED if 你 give me a good reason why 你 were late. Please don't lie to me. Mostly because if 你 flake on Secret Santa and then lie about why 你 did it, I don't really care. But if 你 care enough to make up an excuse about it, then I'm going to assume that 你 feel guilty, and guilt is good enough for me.
5) Do I need to notify the user that I 发布 their gift?
Well, that's a nice gesture. But 你 don't have to. 你 can if 你 would like. What 你 DO have to do is link to it on link. In other words, it's up to you.
更多 答案 to come as I get 更多 interesting 问题 from 你 fine users.
There are a few things I want to address. I get several of the same 问题 that I have patiently answered over and over, so I'm going to answer them here once and for all. If 你 send me a message asking me one of these questions, I will politely refer 你 to this article. I understand that it's a confusing time, especially for first timers, and I do welcome your questions, but I'm sure you understand that it can get tedious for me to answer the same things over and over again.
First, some business. We had a flood of users wanting to participate this year, and that is fantastic. 更多 work for me... but fantastic. As a result, there is much 更多 room for human error. I noticed one person's name appeared on my 列表 twice, for example, and was assigned twice. I rectified that immediately. Which brings me to my first request:
If 你 received an assignment correction from me entitled "INCORRECT ASSIGNMENT" 或者 "SECRET SANTA MISTAKE," please respond to me ASAP indicating that 你 understand and have made the appropriate adjustments.
I just want to be clear that 你 understand what's going on and don't make a gift for the wrong person. Secondly, if 你 received TWO ASSIGNMENTS, please notify me immediately. It means that 你 were mistakenly put on the 列表 twice, and I have to figure out which two users have 你 as their assignment so that I can fix it.
Now that that's over with, to the FAQ:
1) Where do I post my Secret Santa Gift?
In all honesty, 你 can post it in whatever spot 你 think is the most appropriate, however, I recommend posting it in the 潮流粉丝俱乐部 User's spot, 或者 sending it to the user privately. Regardless of where 你 post it, though, please leave a 评论 and link to it on link for me so that I may keep track of the gifts this season so I know who to nag.
2) How do I make a gift?
There are several ways that 你 can make a gift. 你 can make an image, video, poem, biography, letter, online greeting card, whatever strikes your fancy. There are several examples of Secret Santa gifts listed link and link. If 你 find those examples insufficient, 搜索 the site for "Secret Santa" and I guarantee 更多 will pop out at you.
3) When do I need to post my gift by?
Even though this has also been stated in both the 2009 and 2008 Secret Santa guides, I can see why it's confusing. Last year, 你 had until New Years. This year, upon suggestions, 你 have until DECEMBER 25th. After December 25th, I will nag 你 about getting in your gift. If 你 don't get it in 由 December 28th and haven't provided a decent excuse, your assignment will be 给 to a Secret Elf, and 你 will be blacklisted from Secret Santa 2010. This blacklist rule is also new, but it's been my experience that people who fell through on their obligation (with no decent excuse) last 年 did not try to participate again this year, so I have a feeling everyone that matters will keep their promise.
4) What if I can't get my gift in on time because I'm in the hospital, have a family emergency, 或者 my computer crashes?
Look, Secret Santa isn't your wedding 或者 your kid's birthday. If 你 have to miss it, for whatever crazy reason, then 你 have to miss it, but don't get upset about it, just let me know and I will give your assignment to a Secret Elf. 你 will NOT BE BLACKLISTED if 你 give me a good reason why 你 were late. Please don't lie to me. Mostly because if 你 flake on Secret Santa and then lie about why 你 did it, I don't really care. But if 你 care enough to make up an excuse about it, then I'm going to assume that 你 feel guilty, and guilt is good enough for me.
5) Do I need to notify the user that I 发布 their gift?
Well, that's a nice gesture. But 你 don't have to. 你 can if 你 would like. What 你 DO have to do is link to it on link. In other words, it's up to you.
更多 答案 to come as I get 更多 interesting 问题 from 你 fine users.